The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
MINNESOTA NEWS

MINNESOTA NEWS
In the Whitley appeal case in Braineri
against tho Mississippi Water Power and
Boom Company. avsrdict OF $4,000 wa
given for plaintiff.
Ex-Warden Reed denies all stories injur1
ously affecting his conduct 1t Stillvatsr.
Frank Do Mers Of Fieher's Landing eoea
to the Fargo land Office.
Rev. Hiram Elmer. q retired Conereea'
tional minister, died at Winona OF pneu'
monia, aged seventy-ave:
Mrs. Minnie G.. Rainey was granted 4
divorce from Dr.. Thos. G. Rainey. by de
cision OF Judge Rea, at Minneapolis.
Gov. McGi1l has appointed the Hon. H
=. Hoard as an agent to cooperate with
the county commissioners OF Chippewa
county in the distribution OF such money
or aid az tho state may furnish to said
aid OF sufferers by hail in 1886.
Geo: w. Ehle. tho grain dealer. OF Min
heapolis made an assignment for tho bene.
This assignment follows an alta chment Of
property in Carver county in q suit
brought by J. g.. Pillsbury. Ehle lives in
Faribault, but his principal place OF bust
hess 10 in Minneapolis.
The members OF Company D. NJ. N. G..
OF st. Paul that are to participate in the
national encampment and drill at Wash
tngton, will sleep at the armory and have
morning and evening drill daily. II hard
work can bring the boys to q state Of per.
lection in their drill Capt. Bean intends tc
bring about that result.
The New York Tribune says OF Senate,
c. K. Davis; Mr.. Davis is heavy bull,
| man OF medium stature, with round head
and face and a high, round forehead, which
Is made more ample in proportions ty
mustache. In manners he il thorouqhly
.afable. Among the skilliul and adroit pc
liticians of the West he ranks with tn.
fi1st in popularity and power OF manipu
ating men.
F. E. Newell, formerly OF Hastings, hal
been appointed postmaster at Morris. HI
Is q son-in.law of Postmaster Michael Nc
Hugh of Hastings.
L. D. Kenyon. aged about sixty, and s
stranger at Monticello, committed suicid,
| In q restaurant. His relatives in Elgin
Ill.,, have been notified.
Secretary OF State Mattson calls specia
attention to the bill which passed the lat<
legislature providing for the licensing o
tree and nursery agents. Among the require
ments OF the new law is one that all such
agents travelling throughout the state will
be required to give a bond of $4,000
Blanks arc now being printed, and they
will soon be in secretary OF states Office.
A Bohemian by the name OF Wendslans
Wacusek was killed by the cars, about
Eour miles south OF Helena, Scott Co.
The most important case to be tried al
an adjourned term OF court at Mantorville
Is Teunis Slingerland VS.. Teunis 5. Singer
land, an action for the specific performance
OF a contract and to compel the defendant
known as the sacramento farm" two
miles west OF Mantorville, and valued at
nearly $50, 1000. The defendant is presi.
dent of the First National Bank OF Kasson
and a millionaire, and the plaintiff is his
only son.
!; At Cloquet, fire broke out in the building
occupied as residence by William Young
destroying that and the Everett house, &C.
cupied by A. Pruddehomme, and the ga.
loon OF Frank Blakesly, the Headquarters
saloon, the grocery store OF Kelly & Moses,
the meat market owned by Fred Grinnia
and the gents furnishing goods and shoe
store OF +. Sarette.
In addition to the laws passed at the
last session of the legislature which have
been published, there are g. number OF
Others which are OF interest to the people
which were not published with the main
lot. While they will all be issued in the
general publication of the laws, it may be
well to enumerate some OF the moro i'm
portant ones: Providing for taxing
railroads and telephone companies:
holding teachers institute; print.
Ing the school laws; relieving settlers from
the payment of back taxes on Chicago, Mil.
waukee & St. Paul railroad lands; regulat-
ing employment of convict labor; relative
to loaning the school fund to school dis.
tricts or counties; exempting property oil
agricultural societies from taxation; fol
Improvement OF cemeteries; preventing &C,
tidents from fire in railroad cars; granting
eminent domain to pneumatic tube lines;
tevisng the probate laws; excluding certain
persons from the trial OF causes OF scandal.
GUS Or obscene nature; relating to the is,
euance OF false, fraudulent, part-paid OF
hon-paid shares of railroad stock; compil-
ing the tax laws of the state; protecting
the rights Of working men and women.
, At the Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis,
William Armstrong was oiling the achin.
cry on the third floor, when his clothes
became caught in the machinery and he
was drawn into the cogs. His right side
was SO badly crushed and torn that the
intestines were exposed, his right arm was
cut and broken and he was otherwise in.
jured. Death was almost instantaneous.
: At the Land Office, St. Hilliare, twenty.
six letters arrived on the 23d inst, for
different farmers around St. Hi'liare who
had proved up on their presumption filings
IN 1883. The following is copy OF one:
Dear Sir: The Hon. Commissioner Sparks,
by letter G OF Feb 23, suspvnds
your cash entry No. 1884 for south,
west quarter northeast quarter section
go, township 1873, range 43, for rea-
Son that your proof was not made on day
set or before Office named in published no.
tice. You are therefore required to repub-
lish notice and make new proof within
ninety days. L. k. AAKER, Receiver.
The facts Of the case are: The local
land Office ruled that in order to save ex.
penses to parties proving up, they could
have their witnesses examined before the
proving up only would need to appear be-
fore the local land Office on the day Of
proof with the sworn testimony of wit
hesses. These parties did as above noted,
appeared at the land office, proved up and
got receipt on the day mentioned in thu
published notice.
=: At Owatonna, Ex.Mayor NJ. A. Freden.
berg died OF black erysipelas.
One of the notable events at Lake City
was the marriage OF BERTHE L.. Oldest daush.
ter OF Hon. Lyman n. Gregg, and Mr..
Charles Dawson, a prominent druggist.
John Lee was crushed to death at Min.
heapolis under load OF lumber.
Michael Feury, OF Oakwood township,
Wabasha county, late private Company
6, 9Th Minnesota volunteer infantry, has
been granted a pension dating from April
9TH, 1865, the arrears amounting to about
$500.
Gov. McGill appointed the Hon. E. Y.
johnson OF Benson to act with the county
commissioners of Swift county in the mat,
ter OF distribution of funds to the suffer,
ers by the hail storms OF last season.
The proposition Of bonding the city Of
Red Wing in $50, 900 to aid the Duluth, Red
Wing & Southern-$25,O 900 to aid in con.
structing bridge across the Mississippi
and $25, 900 to aid in constructing that
portion OF the road between Red Wing and
Zumbrota-was discussed by the board Of
trade, and q resolution adopted that the
board was in favor of such action.